No, it was used at Balmoral and Coral, as the Centurions were British and the infantry used American radios as did the APC (American) so the PRC25 radio was used to contact the Infantry. I believe Mick Butler C C on 169069 at Balmoral had about four all tuned to different people. I have never seen an ammo rack without the radio fitting, even the Command tanks with an extra antenna on the back, had a cut down ammo rack, but it still had the radio compartment
Go to www.centurion-mbt.com Then select Synthasite Then go halfway down the page and you will see my sites. Select Vietnam Veterans Museum and go to page four. This shows me making a copy of the mount. Or contact me on stallchange @yahoo .com and I will send you photos, Regards Col

Well I haven’t posted anything on here for a wile, I’ve been busy with college and women of late’ . I’ve been working on AFV Club’s Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC in Vietnam. It’s pretty much out of the box besides the Lionmarc replacement turret and the Eduard set for it. It’s pretty much ready for primer besides the driver’s hatches and the rear idler that needs repairing. Also I am slowly adding more PE items from the Eduard set so I can stall painting this again . Comments are welcome as I’m trying to make this as accurate as possible.

Hi Mate, I have given the info on the photos of the mount. Re the ammo rack, I think I know where you picked up that information in a book. While its the best book on Vietnam Centurions available in Australia, and I use mine heaps, there are a few mistakes. I do not doubt the early racks may have been made like that, but I have seen most and driven a lot of the Australian Centurions, and located all of them. I have never seen a rack like that and contact to a few RAEME and LAD guys, and a few other Vets, no one can remember seeing one. I still have one guy to get back to me. Anyway it does not matter , but the point I make is I thought you were doing a late Vietnam Centurion, where as this rack will make it an early version, early1968. Keep up the good work, its miles in front of anything I could do, and you are doing an excellent job. All my advice is given with the intention of helping people, and is in no way critical, Regards Col

Over here in the land of snow and ice we see very little data for RAAC military, and even less for Vietnam era equipment. Can you give us a couple recommended reads?

been kinda keeping an eye on this thread, as I have the same kit stashed away. Over here in the land of snow and ice we see very little data for RAAC military, and even less for Vietnam era equipment. Can you give us a couple recommended reads?

By the way, even with the wrong rack on it, I still like the track a bunch! Just looks right!
gary

Well it sure looked out of place with a 105 barrel, but that has been changed to B Barrel now. The AWM made a few mistakes with their tanks, like saying 169080 was 169017. But then everyone does make mistakes, that is often how we learn things. I have a guy that should know better, being a Vet and still active with the Pucka Museum and the 1st Armoured Regiment Association, who pointed out that the tank at the V V Museum had a number of faults, items that were not used in Vietnam. I was able to send him about four photos, on each point, proving him 100% incorrect. I would like to know where you obtained your information from, re the very early ammo racks, so as I could enter it onto my site. Regards Col